Jan Karstens joined Avantra as Chief Technology Officer in September 2025, bringing over two decades of experience leading technology and product innovation across enterprise software, AI, and cloud platforms. Based in Germany, Jan drives Avantra’s technology strategy, product architecture, and innovation roadmap as the company advances its intelligent automation solutions for SAP operations.
Before joining Avantra, Jan served as an AI Solution Architect at Aleph Alpha, where he focused on developing enterprise-scale AI solutions. Prior to that, he was CTO at STP – The Legal Tech Company, overseeing the modernization of the company’s SaaS offerings. Jan spent over a decade at Blue Yonder, progressing from Head of Development to CTO and later CVP of Cloud Platform Engineering, where he led the transformation to a cloud-native AI and ML platform for retail and supply chain optimization.
Earlier in his career, Jan held senior development roles at SAP and Lufthansa Systems, building a strong foundation in large-scale enterprise software design and architecture. His career reflects a consistent passion for technology excellence, innovation, and building high-performing engineering organizations.
